Tag: exercise therapy

Subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS) is the most common diagnosis for shoulder pain. Subacromail decompression, which is the removal of the subacromial bursa with some bone from the anteroinferior surface of the acromion is a common treatment option for SAPS in order to prevent impingement of the rotator cuff tendons. Although the decision of whether or […]

Recent studies have shown that patients with degenerative rotator cuff (RC) tears have similar good results from an exercise program compared to surgical intervention (Jeanfavre M et al. IJSPT 2018). In the conservative treatment of RC tears, it is advised to use function-based rather than structure-based exercises. In other words it is much more important […]